Siheyuan: A Cook in the 60s

"I didn't say he was the top martial arts scholar."

Cao Wei: ...

"Are you just teasing me here?"

"Do you have any melon seeds?"

Qin Huairu was amused by what she saw.

No wonder Cao Wei likes to joke with the third uncle so much, it's really interesting.

Cao Wei stood up, went back to the house, and took some melon seeds. It didn't matter what he took, he also took Liu Sandao with him, and Old Man Yang followed behind him.

"Oh, old man, you're here. Come, come, please sit down." When the third uncle saw Old Man Yang coming, he immediately stood up.

Mr. Yang didn't hesitate and just lay down.

This man is old, and he does whatever he wants.

When Cao Wei went back to the backyard to get some melon seeds, it happened that Old Man Yang and Liu Sandao were also basking in the sun.

He then added, "Do you two know Zhang Sanjia?"

This time, you have directly stirred up a hornet's nest.

Zhang Sanjia, if this were a commoner, perhaps no one would care about this.

But Mr. Yang, we have met before.

Once we started chatting, everyone came over to chat.

As an old man, when he has nothing to do, he likes to "reminisce about the past".

"Where were we just now?" Old Master Yang lay down, feeling a little uncomfortable: "Can you get me a cup of tea?"

"Okay, okay, I'll get it done. I just mentioned Zhang Sanjia."

Ever since Cao Wei built a small stove in the backyard, the central courtyard followed suit. You know what, this thing can be used to warm hands in winter and to heat water in spring and summer, which is pretty good.

The old men were not in a hurry either. They waited leisurely for tea and chatted while waiting.

"Huai Ru, when is Bang Geng's wedding? You have to let us old guys go for a meal then." The third uncle picked a topic and started chatting.

While helping Cao Wei prepare tea sets, Qin Huairu replied, "Looking at the date, it will be August."

Since the reform and opening up, those things of living by the day have gradually revived, or rather, they were not absent before, but most of them were hidden. Now that the environment is better and those people need to eat, they have cautiously come out a little.

It depends on the day. It's not something too much.

"August, good days, good days."

"Uncle, are you still looking at this?" Qin Huairu was curious.

"No, but since everyone is talking about good times, I will definitely follow suit."

"Hi!"

Cao Wei served tea to the old men and continued the conversation.

"This is the top three." The third uncle took a sip of tea and said, "It's up to the old man to say it."

"That's true." Old Master Yang was also happy: "Zhang Sanjia has some connection with my Baweizhai."

"What's the origin?"

"For a while, our Baweizhai relied on these two masters and apprentices to make a living."

"Wow, a big customer."

"That's not."

The scene is weird, the legendary scene is weird.

The corner of Cao Wei's mouth twitched. He always felt something was weird because Old Master Yang had prescribed medicine for the last emperor of the Qing Dynasty.

"Zhang Sanjia is a man of character. It can be said that it was fate that made him become overly worried not long after he won the first place."

"Ah?" This was something no one had expected.

"Then what about 'Master Ren'?" This is the person Cao Wei is concerned about.

"Why are you in such a hurry? Isn't it time for "Master Ren", Ye Ren?"

"Ye Ren was a very important figure in the Forbidden City at that time. He loved martial arts since he was a child and searched everywhere for martial arts. If you were to ask where the most martial arts masters were at that time, it would definitely be the Forbidden City. After learning both civil and martial arts, he wanted to sell them to the emperor. So he came to the capital, and at that time, Zhang Sanjia happened to win the title of martial arts champion. So, Ye Ren came to challenge him."

At this point, Mr. Yang paused and sighed, "It's just that there are no martial arts competitions now. At that time, the competitions were very ruthless and would take people's lives. Under such circumstances, Ye Ren dared to challenge Zhang Sanjia, who had just won the martial arts championship. Everyone thought that Ye Ren would definitely die. Even if he didn't die, he would be useless."

"What's the result?" Qin Huairu was fascinated by what she heard.

"As a result, of course, nothing happened. It wasn't an open duel, and no one knew what the result would be. All we knew was that from that day on, Ye Ren called Zhang Sanjia "Master." Zhang Sanjia seemed to have accepted the title as well. From then on, he became the martial arts champion's apprentice. After Zhang Sanjia got into trouble, Ye Ren also caught the emperor's eye."

"He only has one disciple, so it's normal that he is pleasing to the eye." Cao Wei nodded.

"That's right."

"From now on, the days of this land of China will be difficult." Old Master Yang sighed: "Although Ye Ren is willing to kill the enemy, you also know that force is not very effective against firearms."

"Although life is hard, with his abilities, it will be no problem for him to live a good life." The third uncle interjected.

"That's the truth, but, alas..." Old Master Yang sighed again.

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Baweizhai

"Hey, Lord Ye, you haven't been here for some time." When the young Mr. Yang (later referred to as the waiter) saw Ye Ren appear at the door of Baweizhai, he hurriedly greeted him.

I thought to myself that I must serve this master well, otherwise I would be scolded by the master again.

"Yeah." Ye Ren said "hmm", looked around the store, and waved at him.

The waiter came over and said, "Master Ye, do you have any instructions?"

"Hey guys, do you have that?"

"Which one is that?" The waiter was confused and thought, "When you buy medicine from me, you always get a fixed amount, no more or less. Why are you being so vague today?"

Whether it's a medicinal bath or pills prepared by warriors, they all purchase the herbs themselves and mix them at home. They usually buy a few more herbs to prevent others from knowing their true secret recipe.

"That's it." Ye Ren made a gesture of smoking marijuana.

The waiter was shocked: "Master Ye, please don't use those things, they are harmful."

"What are you talking about?" Ye Ren glared.

The guy calmed down immediately.

Seeing that the waiter had settled down, Ye Rencai said, "Even if I am not the top martial arts champion, I am still the first one under the top martial arts champion."

"That's right. The emperor relies on you." The waiter complimented quickly.

"Don't talk nonsense, now..."

"Master Ye, Master Ren, please don't say these things to me! I can't bear it."

Ye Ren shut up and glared at him with disdain: "Okay, I won't waste my time talking to you. Just tell me whether you have it or not."

"No, this is a pharmacy. How can we sell something that can harm people?" The clerk waved his hands again and again: "You are also my old customer. I sincerely advise you not to touch that thing. It is too harmful. You have a daughter at home..."